What is the difference between the banking model and problem-posing in Critical Pedagogy?

• A. Banking model treats knowledge as something deposited into students
• B. Banking model encourages dialogue and critique
• C. Problem-posing ignores student participation
• D. Problem-posing engages learners in dialogue to co-create understanding and critique

Answer: (D)

In Critical Pedagogy, learning is seen as a collaborative, meaning-making process rather than a one-way transfer of facts. The banking model treats knowledge as something to be deposited into students by the teacher, which tends to produce passive learners with little room for questioning. Problem-posing education flips that dynamic: it invites learners and teachers to engage with real problems through dialogue, allowing them to co-create understanding and critically examine social realities. This approach builds critical consciousness and empowers learners to challenge oppressive conditions. That’s why describing problem-posing as engaging learners in dialogue to co-create understanding and critique best captures the difference. The banking model lacks that dialogic, participatory element.